Databento Instrument API
The instrument API from Databento — 3 operation(s) for instrument.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Databento OpenAPI specification Instrument API
version: 0.167.1
tags:
- name: instrument
paths:
/v0/instrument/instrument_list:
get:
tags:
- instrument
summary: Get Instrument List
operationId: get_instrument_list_v0_instrument_instrument_list_get
parameters:
- name: dataset
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
title: Dataset
- name: asset_class
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
title: Asset Class
- name: symbol
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
title: Symbol
- name: date
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
title: Date
- name: order_by
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
default: volume
title: Order By
- name: desc
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: boolean
default: true
title: Desc
- name: limit
in: query
required: false
schema:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Limit
- name: offset
in: query
required: false
schema:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Offset
responses:
'200':
description: Successful Response
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/InstrumentDetailListView'
'422':
description: Validation Error
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
/v0/instrument/related-datasets/{dataset}/{asset_class}/{instrument}:
get:
tags:
- instrument
summary: Get Related Datasets
operationId: get_related_datasets_v0_instrument_related_datasets__dataset___asset_class___instrument__get
parameters:
- name: dataset
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
title: Dataset
- name: asset_class
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
title: Asset Class
- name: instrument
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
title: Instrument
- name: retry
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
default: 0
title: Retry
responses:
'200':
description: Successful Response
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/RelatedDatasetView'
title: Response Get Related Datasets V0 Instrument Related Datasets Dataset Asset Class Instrument Get
'422':
description: Validation Error
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
/v0/instrument/validate/{dataset}/{asset_class}/{instrument}:
get:
tags:
- instrument
summary: Validate Instrument
operationId: validate_instrument_v0_instrument_validate__dataset___asset_class___instrument__get
parameters:
- name: dataset
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
title: Dataset
- name: asset_class
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
title: Asset Class
- name: instrument
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
title: Instrument
- name: retry
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
default: 0
title: Retry
responses:
'200':
description: Successful Response
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/InstrumentDescription'
'422':
description: Validation Error
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
components:
schemas:
InstrumentDescription:
properties:
symbol:
type: string
title: Symbol
display_symbol:
type: string
title: Display Symbol
instrument_name:
type: string
title: Instrument Name
asset_class:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Asset Class
security_type:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Security Type
default: raw_symbol
dataset_id:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Dataset Id
dataset_name:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Dataset Name
publisher:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Publisher
first_seen:
anyOf:
- type: string
format: date
- type: 'null'
title: First Seen
last_seen:
anyOf:
- type: string
format: date
- type: 'null'
title: Last Seen
type: object
required:
- symbol
- display_symbol
- instrument_name
title: InstrumentDescription
HTTPValidationError:
properties:
detail:
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
type: array
title: Detail
type: object
title: HTTPValidationError
RelatedDatasetView:
properties:
service_group:
type: string
title: Service Group
dataset:
type: string
title: Dataset
asset_class:
type: string
title: Asset Class
instrument:
type: string
title: Instrument
total_products:
type: integer
title: Total Products
type: object
required:
- service_group
- dataset
- asset_class
- instrument
- total_products
title: RelatedDatasetView
InstrumentDetailListView:
properties:
count:
type: integer
title: Count
actual_date:
type: string
title: Actual Date
instrument_first_seen_date:
type: string
title: Instrument First Seen Date
instrument_last_seen_date:
type: string
title: Instrument Last Seen Date
data:
items:
items:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: number
- type: integer
- type: 'null'
type: array
type: array
title: Data
message:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Message
code:
anyOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReasonRefCode'
- type: 'null'
type: object
required:
- count
- actual_date
- instrument_first_seen_date
- instrument_last_seen_date
- data
title: InstrumentDetailListView
ReasonRefCode:
type: string
enum:
- degraded
- non-trading
- pending
title: ReasonRefCode
ValidationError:
properties:
loc:
items:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: integer
type: array
title: Location
msg:
type: string
title: Message
type:
type: string
title: Error Type
type: object
required:
- loc
- msg
- type
title: ValidationError
securitySchemes:
OAuth2PasswordBearerWithCookie:
type: oauth2
flows:
password:
scopes: {}
tokenUrl: /v0/auth/login
HTTPBasic:
type: http
scheme: basic